NASA's five-year timelapse of the sun is stunning | Mashable

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Time-lapses have the ability to simultaneously make reality seem sped up and slowed down. You might, ahem, say the result is "out of this world."

In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Solar Dynamics Observatory's (SDO) launch, NASA released a five-year time-lapse of the Sun. Trust us: It ain't ugly.

The SDO is a mission designed to study where the sun's energy comes from, and also help us understand its influence on Earth. The above footage captures one frame every eight hours, NASA says, from June 2010 to Feb. 8, 2015.

Enjoy. And remember: This is the one time where it's acceptable to stare at the Sun for five years.

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I think it is sped up way to fast.  You can't really enjoy it before it changes.  Really just wish it was slowed down a little. 

MikeVelez
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holy crap the colors... but okay why was the sun freaking light yellow at 1:00 and then grey at 1:17? is it being view in different filters or something because that would explain the beautiful colors... and the identity crisis the sun is having at 2:13.

luismitis
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Interesting, but I'd like to know which wavelenghts have been represented with each color.

Gabugaburere
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How much would this cost for me to download two copies to use as a screen saver for me and my friend? It would make an excellent gift for her.

I don't want to just figure out how to do it for free because something this beautiful deserves to take my money.

ahabtheplant